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SMH/593

The Economics of Health Care Sustainability

3 credits

Total credits

6 weeks

Course length

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Course level: Graduate

This course examines the economic issues related to the management of resources in the creation and day-to-day operations of sustainability-focused organizations. Topics include cost-benefit analysis of sustainable products, supply chains, and corporate partnerships, as well as sustainability metrics across the health sector.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

  • Explain theories and concepts of sustainability.
  • Analyze the need for sustainability in health care organizations.

  • Explain the effect of sustainability on an organization’s finances.
  • Analyze the effect sustainable health care organizations have on the economy.
  • Analyze the ways in which technology can be leveraged financially in a sustainable health care organization.

  • Describe the sustainability benefits of improving an organization’s processes and products.
  • Analyze needs for process and product improvements in an organization.
  • Evaluate strategies for creating process and product improvements in health care organizations.

  • Compare costs of health care organizations using, and not using, sustainable goods and resources.
  • Analyze sustainable supply chains and support services.
  • Evaluate the effect that sustainable health care organizations have on business partners.

  • Determine appropriate sustainability benchmarks for a health care organization.
  • Critique programs, services, and partners that monitor and evaluate sustainability effectiveness.
  • Evaluate benefit-cost analysis of proposed sustainability projects.

  • Evaluate strategies to update and modify a health organization’s sustainability initiatives over the long term.

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

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We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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